The truth about Captain Cook’s final voyage – and the cannibals
They are all that remain from a collection of 40-50 stolen by James Cook and the crew of HMB Endeavour in 1770 – during the ...
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Captain Cook statue vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before Australians celebrate their controversial “Australia Day” on Sunday. New ...
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'Survivors from a moment in time': Ancient spears handed back
Items taken by Captain James Cook and documented by his ... display at a new permanent facility on the very site, at Botany Bay, from where they were taken in 1770. Ray Ingrey again: “This ...
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Australia marked 250th anniversary of James Cook's landing at Botany Bay
Two hundred and fifty years ago, two worlds collided: Captain James Cook set foot on Australian soil. To some he is a courageous explorer; to others he is a coloniser who stole land from the first ...
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Dutrow Dreaming as Captain Cook Points to Wood Memorial
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. sat in his Belmont Park office Feb. 2 still basking in the glow of his newly-minted stakes-winner ...
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Banks (Key Seat) - Federal Election 2013
It is named after Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist on Captain Cook's 1770 voyage of discovery and key advocate for establishing a colony at Botany Bay. Banks has been held by the Labor Party since ...